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Brooklyn's "Columbine-Threat" Teacher Resigns 8 Months Later

Brooklyn's "Columbine-Threat" Teacher Resigns 8 Months Later

Last spring, a Brooklyn high school teacher was arrested and charged after she made "Columbine-like" threats to bring a gun to the school and "settle some scores." Fort Hamilton High School art teacher Sabrina Milo admitted she made the statements, but claimed she was just venting. All charges were dropped against her, but eight months later, the city has continued to look for ways to fire her—and now, Milo has decided to resign. more ›

"Columbine-Threat" Teacher Gets Charges Dropped

"Columbine-Threat" Teacher Gets Charges Dropped

A Brooklyn grand jury has dismissed all charges against Fort Hamilton High School teacher Sabrina Milo, who was arrested after allegedly threatening to bring a gun to the school and "settle some scores." The jury decided that the facts of the case didn't support the charges, which supports claims made by Milo's lawyer that she was just "venting" and didn't mean any harm. more ›

Cops Ruin Student Walk Out In Support Of Columbine-Threat Teacher

Cops Ruin Student Walk Out In Support Of Columbine-Threat Teacher

In support of teacher Sabrina Milo, who was arrested for making "Columbine-like" threats at Fort Hamilton High School, students planned a walk out for Friday. But the protest never got off the ground, as police officers arrived to guard the exits of the Bay Ridge school. "Look at all the cops. Everyone is scared," one student said. more ›

Columbine-Threat Teacher Speaks: "I Wasn't Thinking"

Columbine-Threat Teacher Speaks: "I Wasn't Thinking"

Ever since Fort Hamilton High School art teacher Sabrina Milo made "Columbine-like" threats to bring a machine gun to her Brooklyn school and "settle some scores," her week has completely gone to shit. After she was arrested, everyone and their mother lawyer has given their opinion on whether her threats were just venting, or something to take seriously. But finally, Milo herself has spoken about the incident: "It didn't even occur to me that the foolish statement I made would be perceived as a terrorist threat," she told ABC. more ›

Columbine-Threat Teacher's Students Will Walk Out Of Class In Protest

Columbine-Threat Teacher's Students Will Walk Out Of Class In Protest

Ever since Fort Hamilton High School teacher Sabrina Milo was arrested for allegedly making "Columbine-like" threats, her students have rallied behind her, claiming that she was a kind and caring teacher who must have been joking. And on Friday, many of her students will stage a walk out in protest of her arrest. “There are so many teachers in this school who say things like this and they don’t get arrested,” senior Omar Elsayed told Brooklyn Paper. “It’s understandable, teaching is stressful. But if it wasn’t for Ms. Milo, I wouldn’t be graduating high school, so I owe her a lot." And some other teachers are beginning to question her arrest. more ›

Columbine-Threat Teacher Was Just "Venting"

Columbine-Threat Teacher Was Just "Venting"

Teacher Sabrina Milo, who was arrested after threatening to bring a machine gun to her Brooklyn high school and "settle some scores," was released from Rikers on $100,000 bail yesterday and returned to her home on Staten Island. A few neighbors seem worried to have her around; one man who lives across the street said, "I think she should be locked up." However, Milo's lawyer insists it was all a big misunderstanding: "No reasonable person who knows Ms. Milo would have believed that she meant her alleged comments as anything but an exaggerated personal venting," he told the Staten Island Advance. Maybe, but shouldn't a teacher know better than to joke about that kind of stuff in school? more ›

Lawyer: "Columbine" Threat Teacher Needs To Be Medicated

Lawyer: "Columbine" Threat Teacher Needs To Be Medicated

Sabrina Milo, the Brooklyn teacher arrested for allegedly making "Columbine-like" threats at Fort Hamilton High School, is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail, and faces up to five years in prison if convicted of making terrorist threats. However, lawyer Andrew Stoll says she is no threat to anyone. "She needs to be medicated," he told the court yesterday. more ›

Former Rubber Room Teacher Arrested For "Columbine-Like" Threats

Former Rubber Room Teacher Arrested For "Columbine-Like" Threats

A Brooklyn art teacher, who had been sent to the rubber room last May for hitting a student on the hand with a ruler, was arrested yesterday for allegedly threatening to come to school with a machine gun under a trench coat, saying "it would be Columbine all over again." Sabrina Milo was arrested at Fort Hamilton High School in Bay Ridge yesterday on charges of making terrorist threats, like saying she needed to "settle some scores" and "do what needs doing" with the help of a shotgun. However, she told one teacher not to worry because she liked them. How thoughtful! more ›

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